HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1999-04-21, Page 1Your C rnrnunity Newspaper Since` 1860 Seaforth, Ontario
April 21 1999 -- .$1.00 'includes GST
Recreation facility proposed.
Plans would see indoor tragi gym for student and;public u
*e
BY S1;SAN IIIUN )F:RT LARK
Expositor Staff "
Several S-eafarth
community ,groups_ hic"..e.
come together to plan a
$600.001) fitness compiex.
are asking the Avon Slaitland
District School Board for
approval to huild the.I00 by
I50'foot structure on school
property' just north of
•Seaforth District ffi2h
Sfhool..
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But. education director
Lcirne Rachli, said .the.
i . groups have to go a step.
„further and presenttheir
idea, to the board in writing
bet,re it can he -determined if
,
•the hoard <<ir, support the
- • project:
-Just making a presentation
-doesn't cut. it. We need
,orriething in writing. it may
he .. onderft.i1 or it may he
wonderful and not for us." he
said. adding he's "keeping an
open mind on it."
However. the fact -that the
presentation must•also he
made in writing .was not
c1,rYlrnuntared to- . the
Seatorth groups at rhe hoard
meeting. '
Seaforth high school
teacher Terry. Johnston: who'
ij,4de the presentation to the
hoatJl last • week:. said.
Monday he waywaiting for
approval :tli proceed from the..
hoard's exectlti.. e 'Jliiin-at.tec , to Indoor
and hadr heart his rt.tnte sytn.tloor..t
must -he made :n .urians -in :.1.:. ,t...:,) squash courts.
order to he ,Ionsidered . • .. hamae n)oms.
He added .that, rhe !roup, . , ,.•.,-;. .r ;t at
hope to, he able to apply for :,,' ..:t 112::' , 7,;11-1
funding this year from the meet; -.
' Trillium Fdiundar: ,r. 1::.:
Millenium f-.- no,: t .
deadltnes :-. NI::
'*We hoo,e t,; it
from: the ht,asrd ' i.r ,r.t +
vi.e.re goi_n
apply for randtrtr 'h..
he said
.John;; .epr_`en _
Szaforrh`, ni_n r•::<.
recreation deparrmenr..ind
agri�ultr,ral.-.;;>v;'tv.
presented pian; for the :1e•..
,,. rr• .11 ). l,: 'C:.,tae
ih:,
le told r...... .
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. 1 -
r:: iLi,:
the hoard's resources -inch as „dist rlhr11,1t-
.irchitects and other experts ,
. He ;aid thelacitity old
he used hy .the high school
from 7 .t.m. to h p._m.and
then by the• town from 6-1 1
p.m.
•tore and more groups are
necnmina involvedand
many. many •people
henefit from rhe facility-
including
aci ity-including students: ,rentor;.
fah;. church groups .tnd
!,,cal businesses." he ;aid.
Whrle.the Seaforth zroup
.r:einallv.looked at erecting
itiuhhie. their `research
i,uminum and steel aructtire
made h"., a l t ,'s 1:..'1,"t i 1
n (.u,'
tra ;, i. :-1 11.
end; .t 1st a.•; .,,•,' 1,1 no-
olpent'11 a ht• 'n11•• -
h . li •hr
of this :' n ' int:trlr; trait 1
,
htllidin�_ :)v.• .:sort .lout.;1i
e :atopies n •hr. :. nulituut ;
;f deed ';e '1C salt tttdyitt.
that rhe
used •1n tat nti.
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e>pec,al -
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'rrac:or ;.tans:.' .
f 1 .)'1ei.`elle'1.1. 4u, ,'
Grade 5 student Michael Janes and Grade 4 student Kim Steep, both dr Seaforth Public Sctlool help to feed a calf•
during a session of A Slice of Huron. held last week in Seaforth at the Agri-Plex. See photos on. Page 8.. •
HUNOERTVARK PHOTO
'."!fir KD ,r .
Stucleiits
get A S1ice
of Huroti
Program brings students
and agriculture tf)grtht r
BY SCOTT HILGENDORFF
Ecplsitor Editor
• Brown eggs asst mitre than "-yhire rent e r^\ 1 :y11,:1:::ns
eat more feed. - .
a`w'hile coca can be Lound ;n ,)lis ail: to he Mint— :uoit. Is
a vegetable. it ..:an also he rt,un'il is i h nr +:uc; ',1 " .,,,,
X Suntnentai atf ,arn rtvo rt r•v,•_.intt t .1:i1+ '1.111t1:'.
dab
These are Just sort;of t!1< ,, 1 I 't
;tutdenis learned about Htirr'n count., dist,:"1'j •, I"
agriculture.•
'I'd be ' ery surprised it there
learn something. said Bill (t' -.n. ,t i; Jai,[
:fanner and one of more Than u ,ollinteer, .rat
:thiy year's . Slice of Huron .it the -e:iI r•I: in,: ; '1'•;: •cr
Community Centre', and he Seaforth
AgraFlex. ,.
The event focuses t+n Grade,o -1 and; _hitdren orad :< i..,
ill ani ;shoal in the county.. -.
(t features six different. omporlents r'ulvnti ":„i•
and dairy cattle to farni safety and crt:p
students could pick two lit; the:areas )nd •01:ucttt ,ori u•2n
vorkshop-style sessions tocuss'itt•_ sir) lltfer,:ni .tanto i
the'tw;o topics. •
-
• ='wu d .kive..to see .ver), Mass ._rnlrtr; • m ,rt-•,
said Jane Ntuegge. one or the ,lthrdin.utlr: and "1fit:.;•Ir 1,
ommunitles specialist with (Jnt.irttl \Am',
Agriculture and Rural .itfair4.
'olunteer5 Lound the program opened the ^ rs 't: n:ni••
students who don't come from rural backe r,+urllt..
them a better idea about the work behind the torti he'. :it
Some volunteers were surprised .to di-:ct,+.er ,rdents
didn't know wheat was: in bread. That -lesson, was iearn'd at j
a e sivri on IvcaTfv grown cru`pS`tutot"rttr•rthrstrrre•-x'har• •
products.those crops become atter the sere har•. e'teti,
Ct2ha't 4.1E1) ,n :'•1d2
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Men charged
for theft,
hit andrun
A second man has been charged in
connection with the Seaforth liquor store theft
and hit and run accident north of London that
left a St. Marys woman in a coma in February.
The two men had stolen a truck in Clinton,
stole cases of alcohol from the liquor store in
Seaforth and fled toward London in two
vehicles. One of the men was involved in a
head-on collission with the London woman
before fleeing in the sectatad man's truck.
A 25 -year-old London man was arrested
April 16 at his Emery Street home and
charged with criminal negligence causing
bodily harm.
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Tuckersnuth Oven delay in amalgamation decision
BY NELLIE EVANS '
Lakeshore Advani:e Staft '
for alt extension.-. He said the township lost
11. direction .when it lost its reeve Bill
•C'arnoxhan and two citizens' groups voiced
opposite opinions on which municipal group
Tuckersmith Iosnshlp'.•reeve .has they wanted to join.:kn.exteftsion ofa new•
promised to ask his ,:outic•tl 10 vote `lav 4 on' weeks or •a month would give council ";t
whether to atttalgainate with its hoe western
neighbors or go east to Seaforth.and
McKillop Township.
• Tuckersmith Reeve Bob Broadfoot 'aid
he'd be "prepared' to ask council to vote".
atter the township was, given a one-month.
extenaton.April 14 in Zurich at a meeting of
the Municipal Restructunng Committee. The
\lay 4 council meeting is also when
Fuekersmith will hear applications from
.citizens who wish to till a Vacant councillor
position. -
After each village of Hensatl, Zurich,
Bayfield and the townships of Hay and
Stanley announced their acceptance of the
amalgamation proposal, Broadfoot said.
"We're asking for your support at this time
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chance to get a thorough understanding from
the people." he added. ,
"We have no'motivn to support ur.reject the
t MRC) proposal at this time.”, Paid.
Broadfoot.
"A delay of one month is not bad because
if Tuckersmith goes with ISeaforth and
McKillop) then we must find Out if well
amalgamate in a five -member group,"
responded Bayfield Reeve Doug Grant.
"However, at the next meeting, we should be
prepared to either tish or cut bait."
Stanley Township Reeve Jack Coleman
painted out that Tuckersmith had previously
asked kival couhcils for an extension to June
3U.
"Council has not beers able to.tnake
decision.", explained Brvadtoilt.
"I have no. problem with t.one month
delay. it's only fair," said H:iv t•,lwnshtp
Reeve Jim Love. -
Councils to decide on amalgamation of
. eve
Grant painted out the'majority tit
municipalities voted itt t'i',oi 1)t
amalgamation which could be. used !tt1 force
Tuckersmith to join the group.
"But l understood we don't want that
because if amalgamation is successful it
must be based on faith and trust.- he said.
Henisall Reeve Cecil Pepperagteed. ,adding .
councils should prepare for , ruckersntith •s
possible decision to juin Seaforth and
McKillop by di.' Bussing whether ttley'd .
accept amalgamation of the Live
municipalities. Grant supported the
suggestion saying the proposal shouldn't be
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